BET Networks acquires “The Wendy Williams Show”
BET Networks has acquired Debmar-Mercury's The Wendy Williams Show to air beginning Monday, 7/13, when the talk show debuts in national syndication. Barbara Zaneri,...
ABC scores Thursday win with NBA
The first game of the NBA finals carried ABC to an easy Thursday victory in the 18-49 demo and pretty much every other way...
Dish DVRs stay on…for now
Dish Network got a federal appeals court to put a hold on a federal district judge’s contempt finding which would have required Dish to shut off its DVRs because they infringe on TiVo’s patents
FCC offers in-home helping hand to consumers
The FCC is not just offering advice on how to get your home video rig ready for the DTV transition – it is signaling...
One in four opened wallets for DTV
Knowledge Networks has a study out that reports 26% of all US TV households have taken one of three actions to deal with the...
NBC's winning streak comes to an end
Fox's "So You think You Can Dance" put an end to NBC's four-night winning streak, although the season finale of "Law & Order: SVU"...
Chase Carey returning to News Corp. as COO
The poorly kept secret is now officially out of the bag. News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch announced the appointment of Chase Carey...
Leno’s summer vacation ends September 14
NBC announced that September 14 will be the date that Jay Leno returns to television with his new primetime show. “The Jay Leno Show”...
Sharing in Tampa Bay
You can add Tampa-St. Pete to the markets where local TV news operations are sharing resources. The pooling begun this week involves three stations.Fox...
LIN awards scholarship
Joshua Chagani is the recipient of the 2009 Minority Scholarship and Training Program at LIN TV. As a junior at Elon University in North...
Dish ordered to pay TiVo another $103 million
Dish Network and EchoStar have lost another court round and have been ordered to pay TiVo $103 million, plus interest, on top of the...
“American Idol” is 10 days away
It seems like just a few days ago that Kris Allen won Season 8 of “American Idol” on Fox. In fact, it was just a few days ago – but the cycle is already beginning anew. Auditions for Season 9 of the #1 show
DTV transition: Full steam ahead
Nobody at the FCC forum on the digital television transition thinks it’s going to go off without a hitch. But nearly everybody on panels representing regulators, stakeholders and watchdogs seems to think
Confirmed: Chase Carey to News Corp.
Chase Carey is leaving DirecTV to return to News Corporation. CEO Rupert Murdoch announced that Carey will become his right hand man next month,...
Four in a row for NBC
You can tell its summer - NBC is actually winning in primetime. The Peacock Net has won the 18-49 crown four nights in a...